Girls Interrupting

Girls Interrupting and Bam! Pow! TV! teamed up this week to talk about Avengers: Endgame, the latest film from the MCU and the capper of a 22 movie event. Listen in as we discuss this 3 hour behemoth in detail - this is not a spoiler free podcast ;)

Get your engines warmed up kiddos, we're back to the races with MOTOR CRUSH! Written by Brenden Fletcher and illustrated by Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr, we're back to finish up Volume One this week. Dominic Swift loves to race, and hopes that with enough cash she can save her father's shop, protect her ex-girlfriend, and keep herself alive. But with the appearance of a mysterious figure who seems to know more about Dom's past than she does, things get much murkier and far more dangerous. If you've only read #1, then brace yourself for more racing, more CatBall, and more Lola than ever before!

We're diving back into the gorgeous and terrifying world of MONSTRESS, brought to us by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. This book is a densely-packed dive into a society built on magic, slavery, and brutal control. It should go without saying that the art is incredible, from its style to its content, and we are all amazed by how easily MONSTRESS swept us into its grasp. Maika continues her relentless quest to learn more about her past, leaving both old friends and new enemies in her wake. She struggles to understand her own power, as it often (literally) bursts from her without warning. Now that we've finished the first volume, we can't wait to start the next one! Join us as we discuss the mystery of cats, the puzzle of non-sexualized nudity, and the rarity of a story that's 90% women.

We've got our grimoires out and we're ready to learn! This week we're discussing WITCH BOY, a young adult graphic novel by Molly Knox Ostertag. Teenaged Aster is a boy growing up in a family of witches and shapeshifters whose strictly held gender roles would forever deny him the chance to study the art of witchcraft. But with the help of his new mortal friend Charlie, Aster looks for a way to follow his heart (and his growing talent) without losing his family along the way. We dive deep on this one, discussing our feelings about gender, equality, and how today's political climate affects so many kids growing up in the US right now. Jump in with us, but don't break your leg! We haven't learned that spell yet.

Ain't no leashes holdin' us down - this week we're slashing through issues #1-4 of Man-Eaters by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk. We learn quickly that in a world where teenage girls are the scariest creatures imaginable, the world still finds a way to humiliate and disenfranchise them. Luckily, teenage girls are even more resilient and creative than we give them credit for. Watch out for Maude - you never know what a girl might be capable of while she's on her period. This book is basically the lovechild of BITCH PLANET and ANIMOSITY, and we are here for it! Join us as we discuss tampons, Corgis, and Dad advice, all while ordering a flat of bottled water for the studio.

While The Girls don't normally enjoy cross-over events, but LOVE Spider-Gwen, we made an exception and dove into Seanan McGuire & Rosie Kämpe's SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER # 1-4, a tie-in story within the Spider-Geddon run. Our friendly neighborhood Spider-Gwen is shot through to another dimension (normal) and finds MJ and Peter working to save an their local Gwen Stacey from, well, herself (not so normal). It's a tale of too many Gwens as Spider-Gwen joins Peter & MJ to rescue this version of herself in order to get back home and save her own Spider-Family.

Finally finally finally, the Girls read OMG Check Please, the most perfect and hilarious and ridiculous and pie-filled webcomic out there (also one of our member's favorite things in the ENTIRE world). Listen in as we discuss that Captain Marvel trailer and pie-eating, woke AF hockey bros living their best college life.

And we're back with more Regularly Scheduled Interruptions with SAGA yay! The family is together and ready for a minutes long pit stop on yet another world–oh wait, it's been 6 months. (We do love this trope!) Alana and Marko have made a new life on this war-torn comet and Hazel is growing up with a bunch of new friends. Unfortunately for our new family, trouble and loss is (as always) on the horizon.

Today we’re discussing DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON, a 6-issue graphic novel featuring the badass duo of Misty Knight and Colleen Wing! It’s written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Khari Evans. Will Colleen and Misty be able to team up and take down the bad guys? Probably! Unfortunately, not all of us were able to make our way to the last pages of this one. We were extremely excited to see what would happen in a book featuring these two awesome ladies, but the hyper-sexualized art and stale one-liners made this book a tough read. Decide for yourself if this one’s worth your time! Listen in as we discuss the highs and lows (and tits and ass) of DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON!

Greetings, all! Gather round, it's time for a DEATHBED confession. Let's discuss the tale of Valentine, a young writer tasked to tell the tale of an aging man's life story before he dies. Except, he's not actually dying and everything is MUCH more bizarre than you could ever suspect. Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Riley Rossmo, DEATHBED is a bloody, psychedelic trip narrated by The Most Interesting Man in the World (at least in his own mind). Grab your weapons—and don't forget your pants—because it's time for our last words on DEATHBED.

The Supergirl TV show may be on hiatus, but we've got plenty of Kara Danvers to discuss this week! It's a different interpretation of the Supergirl origin story, but could be a wonderful introduction to the character for younger readers. In this four-part arc, Kara is still learning to get a grip on her powers while maintaining her normal life with parents, friends, and high school track when a terrible earthquake threatens their small town. There's plenty of teenage angst, star-crossed romance, and some incredibly disgusting Kryptonian pimples. We'll discuss the parts we enjoyed, and the parts that didn't stick their superhero landing. Let us know what you thought, and which version of Kara might be your favorite!

This week we're headed back to the quaint New England town of Lovecraft, where magical keys are plentiful and wishing wells have dark shadows lurking at their hearts. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez bring us three short stories from the world of LOCKE & KEY. The first is a bittersweet but lovely story about a father and his dying son, and explores what you might find on the other side of the moon. The second has a much more familiar tone, and involves a group of criminals who think the family living in the big house on the hill will be easy pickings, but guns are no match for the Locke family's keys. The third tale is a bit sillier, and plays more as a joke about the IDW publishing house than as a real story. We discuss which story was our favorite of the three, our favorite parts of the original Locke & Key story, and the production of a Locke & Key show AT LONG LAST. Did you have a favorite story? And who would you cast to play the Locke kids on the new Netflix show? We'll be busy crafting our own magical keys, to find a way to take us into the future when the show has already aired.

We've rebooted our Regularly Scheduled Interruption w/Vol 6 of our beloved SAGA! Welcome back to our favorite intergalactic space war! Everything is different, yet everything is also the same. Alana and Marko are back together and still searching for Hazel, who is spending her time in a fairly friendly prison camp learning how to read. We're making new allies and running into old enemies, and Marko's mom is probably going to start a revolution if we leave her alone for too long.

It may be unbelievably hot outside, but it’s downright chilly in the GI studio this week! We’re discussing the first three issues of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack, and Jack Morelli’s CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. It’s the basis of a new Netflix drama of the same name, and it’s a noir re-imagining of the super cheerful "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" we all remember. This version of Sabrina still struggles with being half-witch and half-mortal and lives with two witchy aunts, but her villains are much more murdery-y this time. The Girls are split on how they felt about the comic, so we had a great time discussing what we enjoyed (and what we absolutely hated) about these three issues! Grab your broomsticks and your athames, and meet us in the clearing at midnight to discuss THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA!

This week, the Girls read BINGO LOVE, the story of two women who met and fell in love over Bingo at their local church. Unfortunately, society and their families separated them across states for decades before a chance encounter at their old bingo hall brought Hazel & Mari back to each other.

We’re back and better than ever with a brand-new episode and a brand-new Wasp! The radiant ball of sunshine made human otherwise known as Nadia is fresh out of the Red Room and eager to make her mark on the world! The daughter of Hank Pym, the original Ant Man, Nadia’s a super genius former assassin who only wants to make friends, save the world, and eat snacks. She’s stopping robbers and smashing the patriarchy by assembling a group of the greatest girl geniuses in New York! THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP is a breath of fresh air in the Marvel Universe, and we can’t wait to see more of her adventures!

WE'RE BACK AND IT FEELS SOOOOOOO GOOD! We've missed all of you and we've missed Jane!Thor like WOAH. This week we're back with a Previously On episode starring THE MIGHTY THOR, issues 1-3. Jane is keeping a pretty big secret from everyon, including her oncology doctors, but it's all for the greater good - at least that's what she tells herself every time she picks up Mjolnir. With satellites crashing down to Earth, dead Elves floating in space, and a congress of united races to convince, Jane must put away her problems and let Thor work on solving some universal ones.

The Interrupting team is still taking a Phantom Zone break while they catch up on comics but there's no way Infinity War could not be talked about! Check out our sister podcast, Bam Pow TV, where Beatrice and Monica co-host with their friend Kenneth as they talk about their thoughts, feeling,s and emotional gut-punches from this crazy crossover that was ten years in the making.

We're finally leaving Wakanda and venturing to a new land called Yopan with Boetema and her brother Inotu. When their parents leave them behind to chase a new scheme, Boetema is left to look after her little brother, who immediately gets in over his head. While trying to keep them both safe and fed, Boetema is also struggling to understand her newly discovered powers: She slips into the bodies of people on far away planets when she sleeps, with no way to undo the chaos she leaves behind when she eventually wakes. In this futuristic dystopia, brought to life by Leila Del Duca and Kit Seton, Boetema struggles to find herself while sharing the bodies of strangers. Grab your pillows and blankets, it's time to doze off and talk AFAR!

BLACK PANTHER, Vol 2 It's time for the main event! This week we're talking about the second volume of Ta-Nehisi Coates' BLACK PANTHER: A Nation Under Our Feet. Things seem to be escalating in Wakanda, as T'Challa takes meetings with villains and teams up with heroes. Shuri continues on her trip through the Djalia, and we learn more about the history of Wakanda and its' neighbors. What are the true origins of the nation of Wakanda? Can T'Challa carry the mantle of King and Avenger at the same time? And are The People revolutionaries or terrorists? Join us to discuss BLACK PANTHER #5 - #8, as well as our love of the new show Black Lightning, and our level of HYPE for the (at the time, still upcoming) Black Panther movie!

Our love of Wakanda continues with a viewing of the first three episodes of the 2010 BET cartoon BLACK PANTHER! In this short series, we see how T’Challa gained the throne, as well as some previous Wakandan monarchs who have held the mantle of the Black Panther, and the battles they fought against everyone from racist colonizers to a young Captain America. Tune in and join us as we discuss the animated BLACK PANTHER!

The Girls are back at the movies with week, along with special guest Kenneth from NOTLG's Bam!Pow!TV in the co-host chair! We're on an extended trip to Wakanda this month, and this was the highlight of our vacation. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, and Danai Gurira lead a fantastic ensemble cast in one of the best Marvel Studios ventures to date. We discuss the reactions, the money, and most of all, our joy at seeing the world of Wakanda finally brought to the big screen. Let us know your favorite character, your favorite line, and how many times you've gone to see it! We can't wait to go back. :heart:

With the release of Marvel's "Black Panther" only TWO DAYS AWAY, we're spending as much time as we can in Wakanda! WORLD OF WAKANDA is an offshoot of Ta-nehisi Coates' main BLACK PANTHER run, and it provides a look into the heart of Wakanda, separate from what King T'Challa may experience. We see the training of the Dora Milaje, the history of Wakanda itself, but most of all, the evolution of Aneka and Ayo's love story. A story focused around a queer black romance, brought to us by the amazingly talented Roxane Gay, feels like a gift, and it was a joy to read. We can't wait to see more from WORLD OF WAKANDA!

This week we’re talking about violence, about glitter, about roller skates - that’s right, it’s roller derby time! We’re discussing the first two issues of SLAM! by Pamela Ribon and Veronica Fish. We follow Jen and Maisie as they become fast friends while developing a love of roller derby side-by-side, and see how the intensity of derby can completely take over your life, for better or for worse. Forget the blood, forget the bruises, but don’t forget to come up with a kickass derby name! We’ll see you on the track, jammers.

Inspired by Netflix’s recent Punisher show, we’ve picked up Vol 9 of Marvel’s THE PUNISHER by podcast favorite Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto. This volume introduces the character of Rachel Cole-Alves, a woman after Frank Castle’s own mission. After her entire family is gunned down at her wedding reception, Rachel Alves (she took her husband’s name has some decisions to make about what to do next with her life. Meanwhile, we see the effects the Punisher has on reporters, cops, and the city at large as he moves through New York more like an unstoppable force of nature than a solitary person. Also, he fights a giant bird. Pack the bandages and the bullets, kids, it’s time to talk about THE PUNISHER!

It's Rex Manning Day! Just kidding, this isn't Empire Records, but we're pretty sure it bought the soundtrack. Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva's HEAVY VINYL is a love letter to 90s romcoms, and is a nostalgia trip for those of us who were around for the age of the Walkman. These first two issues are full of teen angst, musical references, and silly drama that seems made for teens and pre-teens. Let's talk record stores, first crushes, and fighting the patriarchy with your best friends! And yeah, we're open 'til midnight.

It’s 2018, and we’re back to business! This time we’re talking about Grace Ellis and Shae Beagle’s adorable coffee shop bestiary known as MOONSTRUCK! Weird is the watchword in a universe full to bursting with every kind of supernatural creature you’ve ever heard of, with nary a boring, vanilla human in sight. Julie, our favorite werewolf barista, is uneasy with her status as a semi-regular canine, but her new girlfriend Selena seems much more at peace with her lupine nature. Julie’s coworker Chet, the genderqueer centaur, just wants to score a date with Manuel, the cute minotaur with the manbun. But suddenly there are prophecies, ominous magic shows with sketchy magicians, and potentially evil snacks. Grab your lattes and tuck your tails in y’all, let’s talk MOONSTRUCK!

Doesn't everyone secretly fantasize about going back to high school for one last party? Uhh, as if! But we're following our nostalgia train anyway, all the way back to 1995 when Cher Hororwitz first stole our hearts and changed our vocabulary forever. This journey through Cher, Dionne, and Tai's senior year is brought to us by Amber Benson, Sarah Kuhn, and Siobhan Keenan. The original Clueless is a cultural touchstone for our age bracket, but reading this book had us totally buggin'. Were we possibly not the Bettys this book was made for? It felt like we'd been here before, and not in a time loop kind of way. What. Ever. We're always here for a fun story about girls and friendship, even if we can't see eye-to-eye with high school kids anymore!

When Carol Danvers got her promotion from "Ms" to "Captain" back in 2014, all of us were immediately drawn to this new version of a classic character. She was brave, she was smart, she was reckless, and she was brilliant. It’s been a few years, and Carol’s put some mileage on her new boots. In the uncertain days after the events of CIVIL WAR II, how is Carol coping? What are her next steps? And will we want to walk them with her anymore? It’s never easy to follow a big act, and the version of Carol Danvers put forth by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez changed how the entire world viewed Carol Danvers, and earned a permanent place in our fangirl hearts. Can this new version in the pages of Margaret Stohl and Ramon Rosanas’ MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL fly out of the long shadow cast by her predecessor? What do you think, listeners? Are you still proud members of the Carol Corps? As always, we welcome your thoughts. Please send them care of Alpha Flight Space Station, where we’ll be setting up our new recording studio.

It may be his town, but this is Olive's school and Batman is not welcome here. This week we’re back in moody, spooky Gotham with Becky Cloonan & Brenden Fletcher‘s GOTHAM ACADEMY! Olive Silverlock had a rough summer (she thinks) and the fall semester hasn't been easier since her best friend is also her estranged BF’s little sister. Between the teachers lurking, neighbors summoning the dead, and mysterious noises in the walls, Olive struggles to figure out the weirdness surrounding her. What really happened to her mother? Who’s the hottie with the Man-Bat problem? And what is Damien Wayne doing there?

It's time for the number one team-up of the summer! No, not that one. Nope, not that one either. Okay fine, maybe they're not the number one team-up, but they're definitely number one in our hearts! This week we're reading issues #1-4 of the newest run of DEFENDERS by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez! We see the four main characters from the Netflix show in their 616 incarnations joining forces once again when formerly dead bad guy Diamondback shows up to start trouble. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Danny Rand, and Matt Murdock are each targeted individually, but quickly join forces when they realize the attacks are connected. We were charmed by the cameos (OMG BLADE) and the effortless way these four seem to work together, depend on each other, and care about each other. We highly recommend this one, whether or not you were a fan of the show!

If you're headed to Purgatory, you better be ready for a fight! This week we're reading the newest run of WYNONNA EARP, the comic that inspired one our favorite (and queerest!) current TV shows. Written and created by Beau Smith with art by Lora Innes & color by Jay Fotos, WYNONNA EARP is the story of the secret, supernatural-focused division of the US Marshals service, Black Badge. Leading our secret team are Agent Xavier Dolls and Wynonna Earp, the great-great-great-etc., granddaughter of famous Lawman, Wyatt Earp. They're supported (or betrayed) by mysterious cowboy "John Henry" and are currently attempting to bust a cartel of Chupacabra Cannibals operating out of the south west United States.

What's hiding behind the scenes of your local high school's theater department? It is just dusty set pieces, paint cans, and splintery old boards? Or is it something more mysterious? In James Tynion IV and Rian Sygh's BACKSTAGERS #1-4, we follow Jory on his quest to join an extracurricular activity at his new school, both to make new friends and to placate his mom. Drama club's a bust, but the flurry of activity and unbelievable weirdness Jory finds when he seeks out the stage crew tells him he's found the right fit. There are monsters, mysteries, and most of all - new friends! If you love the way LUMBERJANES feels young, fun, and effortlessly queer, we think you'll like BACKSTAGERS, too!

The Girls are headed back into the dark and deeply twisted world of CLEAN ROOM, created by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt... As Chloe continues to pull at the threads tying her fiancee's suicide to Astrid Mueller and her group of followers, Astrid has sequestered herself within the walls of the clean room itself, face to face with a creature hiding inside a dead man's skin. While it's obvious Astrid and these beings are opposing forces, what their motivations might be, and what either side's victory might eventually mean for the future of the rest of humanity, remains to be seen. What are those creatures? Aliens? Demons? Xenomorphs? What was really on that tape Phillip watched? And would you watch it? Join us as we discuss all of those things, and whether or not Monica is 1/16th of a doctor, on this week's Previously On!

Summertime is movie time, and this week we're talking about Charlize Theron's new spy thriller, ATOMIC BLONDE! She plays Lorraine Broughton, an MI6 agent sent to investigate another agent's murder in Berlin during the final days before the Wall falls. There are the usual spy machinations, but let's talk about what really makes this movie special: the fight scenes, the fashion, and the soundtrack. All three are fantastic! Earlier this month we covered THE COLDEST CITY, which was the inspiration for this film. How does the movie compare to the book, and how did they expand a 176-page graphic novel into a two-hour movie? And does the old age of the book always being better than the movie hold true?

Grab a parka big enough to hide your shoulder holster, because we're headed to Berlin, circa 1989! This week we read THE COLDEST CITY by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart, a black and white graphic novel about the Cold War that inspired the new Charlize Theron spy thriller Atomic Blonde! The Berlin Wall may soon topple, and Lorraine Broughton is tasked by MI6 to investigate the mysterious death of a coworker who was chasing a secret list filled with the names of spies on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Obviously we're going to compare a story about a lady spy with podcast favorite comics like QUEEN & COUNTRY and VELVET, as well as movies like SALT. How will COLDEST CITY stack up? And how does it compare with the trailer for Atomic Blonde? Be sure to keep an eye out for an upcoming special episode reviewing the movie! Join us as we discuss all of them, along with Jacque's visit to SDCC and her nearly close encounter with GAL GADOT! This week's GameBangers features B and Jacque doing their best to get on the board, while Monica attempts to extend her lead to 3-0-0!

Get ready to leave those boys in the dust, listeners, because today we're talking about MOTOR CRUSH! It's an enging-revving good time in the semi-futuristic world of Nova Honda, where Dominio Swift just wants to win the World Grand Prix but weird chemicals, sexy exes, and mysterious secrets keep making her life more interesting than she might like. Brought to you by the BATGIRL team of Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr, it's a gorgeously animated world filled with women who define the life goals/wife goals challenge. We've got questions, such as: What's Domino's real backstory? Where does the Crush come from? How does Lola get her hair to look like that? And when does the next issue come out already? Helmets on, listeners! We'll see you at the finish line.

It's a special CROSSOVER EPISODE this week as we form a superhero podcast team-up with Ashford and Mark of the excellent Birds of Prey podcast, FEATHERS AND FOES! We're discussing the classic BATMAN/HUNTRESS: CRY FOR BLOOD by Greg Rucka and Rick Burchett. Several favorite characters pop up, including Oracle, the original Question, and other members of the Bat Family that may not have earned the title "favorite." In CRY FOR BLOOD, we get to see the rise and fall of the Bertinelli family, Helena's early training, and her first encounter with Batman (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!). We also get to see Helena stand her ground and defend her methodology against basically every dude in Gotham who thinks they know the best way to superhero. Join us as we debate the ethics of murder-by-proxy, breaking and entering (with the best of intentions), and how Nightwing earned the title "Most Lovable Sociopath."

Hello Listeners!! The Girls are pretty excited to bring you two books starring the indomitable and charmingly annoying Kate Bishop, Marvel's Other (Better) Hawkeye! We meet her first in Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie's YOUNG AVENGERS where she teams up with Wiccan, Hulkling, Kid Loki, and new friends Marvel Boy & Ms America to fight against evil versions of their own parents!! A few Comic Book Years later, we follow Kate to the Best Coast as she becomes Venice Beach's newest private investigator. What seems to be a routine stalking case suddenly involves a dive off the Venice Pier, way too many weirdos in masks, and a fight with the MRA Hulk. But true love (and plenty of arrows) saves the day, and while it's no West Coast Avengers, Hawkeye finds a new crew to call her own.

The Girls return to Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott's magical world of BLACK MAGICK. Issues 4 & 5 continue Rowan and Morgan's investigation into the murder of a murderer and Rowan attempts to quietly figure out how magic is involved. Magic has brought a strange European man to town, Rowan has to argue with a house, Morgan DEFINITELY knows something is up between Ro and that Alex woman, and Ro may have involved Alex in a magical fight for her life. As for us, we cannot get over the art of this book and just want to send Nicola and Greg mini muffin baskets on the weekly!

Kate Leth and Megan Levens created a world The Girls want to go to in this week's Bite-Sized Episode of Girls Interrupting. SPELL ON WHEELS is a story about three women, their friendship, magic, hunting thieves, dealing with lecherous misogynists, rescuing each other, flirting with Goatmen, and controlling your own destiny. Suffice it to say, a raucous good time was had by all!

The Girls went to see Wonder Woman on opening night and WOW OH WOW did they have a great time!!

This month, the Girls read LADYKILLER and fall completely in love with Josie, competent and sexy hitwoman and mother of two. She does it all, cooks, cleans, looks after her twin girls, coddles her undeserving husband, and takes out mob-bosses in fishnets and heels. We want to BE HER. Well, at least one of us does (Monica), the rest of us just really like her. We also talk about all the new trailers that dropped in the last month as well as just what's wrong with some of the choices those movies have made... There's also a new season of Gamebangers and the field is wide open for either a returning champion or a brand new one!!

It's the beginning of a brand-new journey for the INVINCIBLE IRON MAN title, and we are so happy to be here at the starting line! After the shenanigans of Civil War II, teenaged Riri Williams is taking the titanium-alloy reins from a not-quite-deceased Tony Stark. We couldn't care less about the INFAMOUS Doom; as far as we're concerned, Riri's Ironheart, as depicted by Brian Michael Bendis and Stefano Caselli, is the real heir to the throne.

We all want to be social justice warriors, but most of us can’t punch a tank. Allison Green can, but she’s retired. And actually, she’s not sure if tank-punching is even all that useful. This week we’re talking STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST, an ongoing webcomic by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag. In the first two chapters, we see Allison struggle with the idea of normalcy in a post-cape existence. Like most twentysomethings, she wonders about her place in the world, her purpose, and how to make the world better (without so much tank-punching).

The Girls return to a galaxy far, far away with the first volume of DARTH VADER by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca. Vader finds himself on the outs with the Emperor after the destruction of the first Death Star (see STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE for more details, check your local listings) and falls in with two homicidal droids and everyone's new favorite, Doctor Aphra. Who loves Vader the most? Who hates C3PO the most? Who caught the Indiana Jones reference? All this and murder jokes this week on Girls Interrupting!

This week, the Girls are excited to follow the uniquely named Dexedrine Callisto Parios into the murky mysteries of STUMPTOWN, a Portland-based PI story written by podcast favorite Greg Rucka, with art by Matthew Southworth and Lee Loughridge.

Hello listeners and welcome to our next Full Episode (we are super early but we just got too excited to wait)! This month the Girls cover a range of topics in the Bullpen from new superhero tv to new comics to the fierce joy that is the set pictures from Ocean's 8! We also talk a whole lot of politics and current events just before focusing on our comic for this month: MARCH by US Representative, John Lewis with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Mr. Lewis tells us about his experience in the fledgling Civil Rights Movement of the early 1950s against the juxtaposition of attending the 2009 Inauguration of the first black president of the United States. It is a moving and historical book that pulls no punches about just what was done in order to get the Civil Rights Movement off the ground, let alone to a place where it would be successful. We also wanted to talk to you about something extremely important to us–anyone that listens to this podcast knows we are adamant supporters of justice, truth, and equality. The last few months of political gamesmanship and immoral, illegal, and prejudiced behavior by Trump and his administration have saddened and outraged us. What HASN’T been disappointing is the resistance movement this has inspired. We are so proud of our fellow Americans standing up for everything that truly makes this country great, that we are asking for your help in supporting two amazing organizations: Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. We are part of a team holding a fundraiser for these two groups and we are giving you the opportunity to sponsor segments of upcoming episodes in the following ways: $5 = Ask us a question or solicit our opinion on any subject $20 = Pick a comic or topic that will be the focus of a mini-episode $35 = We will play a game of your creation in a future round of GameBangers! $50 = Co-host an episode with us on the comic of your choosing! Please visit our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/girlsinterrupting/) or send us an email (getinterrupted@gmail.com) for more information on how to donate. SHOW NOTES: In the Bullpen! New Superhero TV shows: Legion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZ3rMMYBLY Powerless - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQeG7u2MgEE Riverdale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XmFTADupMc New Comics: NO WORLD, Scott Lobdell - http://www.out.com/popnography/2017/2/02/x-men-writers-new-comic-stars-250-pound-black-trans-woman-whos-also-former-nfl-player We're Excited About: Ocean's 8 - http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/138425/oceans-8-photo-first-look Hidden Figures - http://www.vulture.com/2017/01/live-by-night-hidden-figures-box-office.html Runaways casting - http://deadline.com/2017/02/marvels-runaways-hulu-drama-series-cast-1201901285/ Chris Evans vs Nazis - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/13/chris-evans-aka-captain-america-hits-back-at-white-nationalist-david-duke-s-racist-trolling.html POLITICS TIME WHAAAAAAT Women's March - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html 2018 Midterm Elections - http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/3/13976258/midterm-elections-2018-explained The Episode: MARCH - John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/march-john-lewis/1120827767?ean=9781603093002 Slavery vs Segregation vs Civil Rights: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/75/9c/a7/759ca700feb8bba4103b6c962e2d8f73.jpg Intersectional Feminism - http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/17/14267766/womens-march-on-washington-inauguration-trump-feminism-intersectionaltiy-race-class Equality is NOT a Zero Sum Game - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/08/international-womens-day-equality-prosperity What Privilege Does and Doesn't Mean - http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/what-privilege-really-means/

In a local tale of terror recommended to us by one of our most loyal listeners, we peer behind the dusty curtains of the infamous Winchester Mystery House. It's true that Sarah Winchester was obsessed with continuously adding more and more rooms to her San Jose home after the death of her husband and daughter, but was it merely madness that drove her, or was something more sinister lurking in the halls built by the Winchester rifle? We dive into this tale by Peter J. Tomasi, Ian Bertram, and Dave Stewart to see if we can find out!

It's a brand-new story but the same old Jess as we rejoin JESSICA JONES creators Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, and Matt Hollingsworth. We find that Jessica's self-destructive streak is in full swing again, she's hidden baby Dani from Luke, and all her friends are mad at her. But she's still got us!

This week we're reading Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's genderbent, psychedelic space opera interpretation of Homer's The Odyssey, otherwise known as ODY-C! We're all agreed that it is both really weird and really pretty.